Playfulness (another word for love)
I confess: I’m a fairly impish person. I like to joke around. I like to prank. I like to get into trouble with the people around me. Iggy Pop called…
Victors and Victims
A victor acts a certain way and a victim another. Victors enjoy their spoils. They celebrate. They laugh. They throw parties. Victims diminish into the background, shy and reclusive for…
When I went to Turkey…
I just returned from an 8-day tour of biblical Turkey—a land replete with sites right out of the book of Acts. At times it felt like I was tripping over…
Conquering Fear
Conquer fear, do not be controlled by it We need never be afraid of monsters. Like actors on a stage they can change their shape and frighten children, but are…
Monsters of the Bible
There are many monsters in the Bible: Leviathan, Behemoth, the basilisk, mermen, unicorns, giants, and dwarves. They fall into the category of cryptozoology—creatures of legend, myth, and lore—and I wonder…
Is it worth it?
Our desire is not that others might be relieved while you are hard-pressed, but that there might be equality. At the present time your money will supply what they need,…
The Church I See
I see a church wide-eyed with promise for the future rather than sad-hearted about the fading glories of the past; a church that has been healed of her cynicism and…
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